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Susan Engle replied to the topic Restricting the use of the title "Doctor" in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hello Sarah,
It’s been a while since you replied to my post. The California Medical Board has owned the title doctor since the 1930s. I thought it would be good to share the link to the bill. What are you hearing out in your professional environment about this issue?…[Read more]
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Susan Engle replied to the topic Restricting the use of the title "Doctor" in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hello Marisol,
It’s been a while since you replied to my post. The California Medical Board has owned the title doctor since the 1930s. I thought it would be good to share the link to the bill. What are you hearing out in your professional environment about this issue?…[Read more]
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Susan Engle replied to the topic Restricting the use of the title "Doctor" in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hello Gulsen,
It’s been a while since you replied to my post. The California Medical Board has owned the title doctor since the 1930s. I thought it would be good to share the link to the bill. What are you hearing out in your professional environment about this issue?…[Read more]
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Susan Engle replied to the topic Restricting the use of the title "Doctor" in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hello Jennifer,
It’s been a while since you replied to my post. The California Medical Board has owned the title doctor since the 1930s. I thought it would be good to share the link to the bill. What are you hearing out in your professional environment about this issue? Here is the link to the…[Read more]
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Susan Engle replied to the topic Restricting the use of the title "Doctor" in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hello Johanna,
Thank you for replying to this issue. The California Medical Board has owned the title doctor since the 1930s. Other states have restrictions on it. We must remember that many nurses hold a DNP degree and are not nurse practitioners.…[Read more]
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Susan Engle replied to the topic Earned Doctoral Degree in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title 1 year, 8 months ago
Are you following the discussion to ban nurses from using the title “Doctor, Dr.”? California’s bill was amended on 4/17/2023 that restricts the title “Doctor.” Here is the amended bill https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB765&showamends=false
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Susan Engle posted a new activity comment 1 year, 8 months ago
Hello Natalie,
Thank you for your comments. Congratulations on completing your DNP degree. As you mentioned, this goes beyond the DNP prepared nurse. Here is the link to the amended bill as of 4/17/2023 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB765&showamends=false -
Susan Engle posted a new activity comment 1 year, 8 months ago
Hello Lisa,
Thank you for your comments. As you mention, this goes beyond those holding a DNP degree. Here is the amended bill that is moving through the legislative process https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB765&showamends=false -
Susan Engle started the topic Restricting the use of the title "Doctor" in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title 1 year, 8 months ago
I would love to hear from more of you on the Bill moving through California on restricting the use of the title “Doctor.” Here is the amended Bill as of 4/17/23
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billCompareClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB765&showamends=false -
Susan Engle started the topic Bills restricting or banning nurses with doctorate degrees from using "doctor" in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title 1 year, 9 months ago
California AB 765 (Wood) Physicians and surgeons. This bill would enact the California Patient Protection, Safety, Disclosure, and Transparency Act. The bill would make it a misdemeanor for a person who does not have a valid, unrevoked, and unsuspended certificate as a physician and surgeon to use any medical specialty title, as specified, or any…[Read more]
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Susan Engle replied to the topic “The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title” in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title 1 year, 10 months ago
Hello Elizabeth,
Thank you for your reply, and congratulations. Many DNP graduates are APRNs, while others are not. I completed my DNP degree work in Health Systems Leadership. Advanced practice nurses are codified in regulation in the Nursing Practice Act. Including doctoral-prepared nurses as Advanced Academic Prepared Nurses in law would be…[Read more]
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Susan Engle started the topic “The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title” in the forum The Controversy of the DOCTOR Title 2 years ago
Advanced Practice Nurse must pay 20K for implying she was a doctor. Do we have the authority to use the title Doctor, or Dr. when we hold a doctorate degree? This would include Ph.D., DNP, DPT, and so on. The focus is the use of Dr. What regulation is in your state board of nursing jurisdiction about Ph.D. and DNP-prepared registered nurses using…[Read more]
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